Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - May, 2021
Court cuts Carmichael water
A Federal Court decision has stripped billions of litres of water from the Carmichael coal mine project.
CSIRO leads hydrogen drive
Australian experts are on a new mission to increase the use of hydrogen fuel.
DPIE questions coal claim
A government assessment has found modelling for a Narrabri coal mine extension to be “counterintuitive”.
Hunter solar spree continues
Hunter Water is installing over a thousand solar panels at a treatment plant in NSW.
Icon backs water lessons
Icon Water is working with one of Australia’s leading science facilities to promote water sustainability.
Indigenous allocation ignored
Traditional owners say they are missing out on a rare opportunity for new water.
Giant iceberg floats free
The world has a new largest iceberg after a giant chunk broke off Antarctica.
Maralinga risks continue
New research suggests contamination from nuclear tests at Maralinga could be worse than previously thought.
Valve failure in Nyrstar spill
Nyrstar has accepted responsibility for a toxic waste leak into Port Pirie waterways in 2019.
Corals swap for adaptive algae
New research suggests corals can swap out their resident algae for more climate change tolerant friends.
Drought lingers in key catchments
Experts say some of Victoria's water catchments have not recovered from the Millenium Drought.
Experts push zero pollution
Scientists want Australian governments, federal and state, to adopt a zero pollution target for air, water and land.
Irrigators face big fines
NSW’s water regulator has commenced prosecutions against three irrigators.
Menindee releases loom
The MDBA has announced water releases to start this week from Menindee Lakes.
Mountain melt measured
New studies suggest that even if the world meets the Paris climate goals, it will lose a tenth of its mountain glacier ice.
Rights razed in urban spree
Experts say urban megaprojects are depriving communities of their water-related human rights.
VicForests wins appeal
VicForests has won its appeal against a ruling that threatened its logging activities in native forests.
Budget short on green funds
Budget 2021-22 relegates climate funding to the margins and assumes fossil fuels will drive growth.
Farmers win water money
The water minister says new money is coming for drought-proofing and water efficiency.